How does Wyoming protect against double jeopardy?

• A. Prohibition on being tried twice for the same offense.
• B. Allows multiple trials for the same offense if new evidence arises.
• C. Applies only to misdemeanors.
• D. Requires retrial after appeal.

Answer: (A)

Double jeopardy protects you from being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense. In Wyoming, this is stated in the state constitution as no person shall be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense. That means once you’ve had a final judgment—whether you were acquitted or convicted—the government cannot try you again for the same crime. This is exactly what the best option expresses: a prohibition on being tried twice for the same offense.

The other ideas don’t fit because new evidence does not automatically authorize a second trial for the same offense, the protection covers all offenses (not just misdemeanors), and retrial after an appeal isn’t a blanket rule—appeals address errors, and any retrial would occur only in specific remand situations, not as a general consequence of appealing.